Eulia ministrana

Eulia ministrana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.

Eulia ministrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Eulia
Species:
E. ministrana
Binomial name
Eulia ministrana
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) ministrana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lophoderus ministrana ab. dilutana Strand, 1901
  • Olethreutes ferrugana Hübner, 1922
  • Tortrix ferugana Hübner, 1796-1799
  • Lophoderus ministrana ab. infuscanus Strand, 1901
  • Ptycholoma livoniana Duponchel, 1845
  • Lophoderus subfascianus Stephens, 1834

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The head is dark fuscous. The thorax is ferruginous-ochreous, with a large crest. The forewings are narrowed anteriorly and pale ochreous.The base of costa, a more or less developed very large triangular often pale-centred dorsal suffusion, and the terminal streak are all deep ferruginous.The cilia are dark ferruginous-fuscous. The hindwings are grey, the termen darker. The larva is light green head brown. [2]

Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various shrubs and trees including Betula pendula, Rhamnus cathartica , Corylus avellana and Castanea sativa.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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